Social media shouldn't divide society, says former US President Barack Obama

As he appeared on BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Mr Obama claimed that there was a danger of people cementing their biases as a direct result of social media use.

As part of his guest editor role, Prince Harry interviewed former USA president Barack Obama on the use of social media.

Obama never overtly named Trump in his comments, but he did make reference to a need for us to "harness this technology in a way that allows a multiplicity of voices" without leading to "a Balkinisation of society", per the news agency's transcript.

"Social media is a really powerful tool for people of common interest to convene", he says, "but then it's important for them to get offline, meet in a pub, meet at a place of worship, meet in a neighborhood, and get to know each other".

"I don't know about that", Harry said.

In lighter news, though, was a rapid fire exchange during the interview, when Prince Harry asked Barack Obama a slew of unrelated "this or that" questions about what the former POTUS misses the most about the White House, his favorite television shows and whether he wears boxers or briefs.

"That was mixed with all the work that was still undone and concerns about how the country moves forward. More than I would've expected". She is not someone who was naturally inclined to politics, so in some ways, despite the fact that she was I think as good of a first lady as there has been, she did this largely in support of my decision to run.